Editing Liguria (section)

==Transport==
A good motorways network ({{convert|376|km|0|abbr=on}} in 2000) makes communications with the border regions relatively easy. The main motorway is located along the coastline, connecting the main ports of Nice (in France), Savona, Genoa and La Spezia. The number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants (524 in 2001) is below the national average (584).
In average, about 17 million tonnes of cargo are shipped from the main ports of the region and about 57 million tonnes enter the region.<ref name="regportraits1"/> The [[Port of Genoa]], with a trade volume of 58.6 million tonnes<ref name="genova1">{{cite web |url=http://www.porto.genova.it/dati/traffico_porto/traffico_porto.jsp |title=Autorità Portuale di Genova&nbsp;— Traffico porto |publisher=Porto.genova.it |access-date=26 December 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202145356/http://www.porto.genova.it/dati/traffico_porto/traffico_porto.jsp |archive-date= 2 December 2008 }}</ref> is the first port of Italy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istat.it/dati/catalogo/20070406_00/inf_07_05_statistiche_trasporti_marittimi_2002_2004.pdf |website=www.istat.it |title=Inf_07_05_Statistiche dei trasporti marittimi 2002–2004 |access-date=26 December 2008|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419165834/http://www3.istat.it/dati/catalogo/20070406_00/inf_07_05_statistiche_trasporti_marittimi_2002_2004.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> the second in terms of [[twenty-foot equivalent units]] after the port of [[transshipment]] of [[Gioia Tauro]], with a trade volume of 1.86 million TEUs.<ref name="genova1"/> The main destinations for the cargo-passenger traffic are Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Barcelona and Canary Islands.

===Motorways===
[[File:Voltri mare 02.jpg|thumb|[[Autostrada A10 (Italy)|Autostrada A10]] near [[Voltri]]]]
* {{symbol|Autostrada A6 Italia.svg}} [[Autostrada A6 (Italy)|Autostrada A6]]: [[Savona]]-[[Turin]]. It is an ''[[autostrade of Italy|autostrada]]'' ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "[[motorway]]") {{convert|124.3|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of [[Piedmont]] and Liguria which connects [[Turin]], the southernmost area of Piedmont, especially the [[province of Cuneo]], to the west coast of Liguria and the city of [[Savona]].
* {{symbol|Autostrada A7 Italia.svg}} [[Autostrada A7 (Italy)|Autostrada A7]]: [[Milan]]-[[Genoa]]. It is {{convert|135.5|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of [[Lombardy]], [[Piedmont]] and Liguria which connects [[Milan]] to [[Genoa]]. It is a part of the [[European route E25|E25]] and [[European route E62|E62]] European routes.'''
* {{symbol|Autostrada A10 Italia.svg}} [[Autostrada A10 (Italy)|Autostrada A10]]: [[Genoa]]-[[Ventimiglia]]. It is {{convert|158.1|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|region]] of Liguria which connects [[Genoa]] and [[Ventimiglia]] to [[France]]. It is a part of the [[European route E25|E25]], [[European route E74|E74]] and [[European route E80|E80]] European routes. It connects to the French [[A8 autoroute]], which finishes in [[Aix-en-Provence]]. 
* {{symbol|Autostrada A12 Italia.svg}} [[Autostrada A12 (Italy)|Autostrada A12]]: [[Genoa]]-[[Livorno]]. It is {{convert|275.4|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of Liguria, [[Tuscany]] and [[Lazio]] composed of two unconnected parts. The first one connects [[Genoa]] and [[San Pietro in Palazzi]], the second connects [[Tarquinia]] and [[Rome]]. The road is one of the motorways on the Italian west coast. It is a part of the [[European route E80|E80]] European route.
* {{symbol|Autostrada A15 Italia.svg}}  [[Autostrada A15 (Italy)|Autostrada A15]]: [[Parma]]-[[La Spezia]]. It is {{convert|108.5|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Tuscany]] and Liguria connecting [[Parma]] and [[La Spezia]] through the valleys of the [[Taro River|Taro]] and [[Magra]] rivers. It is a part of the [[European route E33|E33]] European route. The road is also known as Autostrada della Cisa because it crosses the [[Apennine Mountains|Northern Apennines]] at the [[Cisa Pass]].
* {{symbol|Autostrada A26 Italia.svg}} [[Autostrada A26 (Italy)|Autostrada A26]]: [[Genoa]]-[[Ornavasso]]. It is {{convert|197.1|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of Liguria and [[Piedmont]]. It is named the ''Autostrada dei Trafori'' ("Tunnels motoway") after the numerous tunnels through which it passes, both [[Apennines|Apennine]] and [[Subalpine]]. It runs northwards from [[Genoa]] on the Ligurian coast, over the Apennines, and across the wide [[Padan plain|plain of the Po valley]] to the environs of [[Lake Maggiore]] and the mouth of the [[Val d’Ossola]].

===Highways===
[[File:Arenzano-IMG 0632.JPG|thumb|[[Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia]] in [[Arenzano]]]]
* {{symbol|Strada Statale 1 Italia.svg|30px}} [[Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia]]: [[Rome]]-[[Ventimiglia]]. It is an [[State highway (Italy)|Italian state highway]] {{convert|697.3|km}} long located in the [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of [[Lazio]], [[Tuscany]] and Liguria. It is one of the most important state highways in Italy and derives from an ancient Roman consular road, the [[Via Aurelia]]. It connects [[Rome]] with [[France]] following the coast of [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] and [[Ligurian Sea]] and touching nine provincial capitals as well as important tourist locations. It constitutes a section of the [[European route E80]] from [[Tarquinia]] to [[Rosignano Marittimo]].

===Railway lines===
[[File:Treno Andora Cervo.jpg|thumb|[[Genoa–Ventimiglia railway]]]]
* [[Genoa–Ventimiglia railway]] runs along the coast of the Liguria region of [[Italy]]. It was opened as a single track line between [[Genova]] and [[Savona]] in 1868, and between [[Savona]] and [[Ventimiglia, Italy|Ventimiglia]] in 1872, mostly running along a coastal [[corniche]].
* [[Genoa–Pisa railway]] is one of the trunk lines of the [[rail transport in Italy|Italian railway network]]. It runs along the Ligurian coast from [[Genoa]] to [[Pisa]] through the [[Italian Riviera|Riviera di Levante]] and the [[Versilia]]. It passes through the cities of [[Massa, Tuscany|Massa]], [[Carrara]] and [[La Spezia]]. South of Pisa the [[Pisa–Livorno–Rome railway|Pisa–Rome line]] continues along the [[Tyrrhenian Sea|Tyrrhenian]] coast to Rome.
* [[Parma–La Spezia railway]] is the railway line that connects [[Parma]], Italy with the [[Genoa–Pisa railway]] near [[La Spezia]] over the [[Cisa Pass]] through the [[Apennines]]. Its Italian name (''ferrovia Pontremolese'') derives from the town of [[Pontremoli]], one of the main towns it passes through.
* [[Tenda line]] is a cross-border railway line in the Alpine regions of France and Italy, connecting the [[Maritime Alps|Maritime]] and [[Ligurian Alps]]. The line includes an {{convert|8|km|mi|adj=on}} tunnel under the [[Col de Tende]] mountain pass. The line connects [[Cuneo railway station|Cuneo]] and [[Ventimiglia railway station|Ventimiglia]], both stations in [[Italy]], but it passes through territory now belonging to [[France]]. This historical peculiarity is due to the fact that at the time of its design and construction, the route was located entirely within the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]].
* [[Genova–Casella railway]] is a railway in Liguria that connects the city of [[Genoa]] to [[Casella, Liguria|Casella]], a village in the mountains inland from the city. It operates nine trains per day and it is used for both commuting and tourist purposes. It crosses three valleys.

===Ports===
[[File:A.preziuso lanterna con gru genova.jpg|thumb|The [[Lighthouse of Genoa]], known as ''La Lanterna'', is the main [[lighthouse]] serving the [[Port of Genoa]]. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's fourth oldest lighthouse, following the [[Tower of Hercules]] in [[A Coruña]], [[Spain]], [[Hook Head Lighthouse]] in [[Ireland]], [[Kõpu Lighthouse]], on the island of [[Hiiumaa]], [[Estonia]].]]

* [[Port of Genoa]] is one of the most important [[seaports]] in [[Italy]]. With a trade volume of 51.6 million tonnes, it is the busiest port of Italy after the [[port of Trieste]] by cargo tonnage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 100 ports 2013 |url=http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/informa/ci_top100ports2013/index.php?startid=78#/76 |access-date=19 November 2013 |newspaper=[[Lloyd's List]] |date=29 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309090803/http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/informa/ci_top100ports2013/index.php?startid=78#/76 |archivedate=9 March 2014}}</ref> There are two major lighthouses: the historical [[Torre della Lanterna|Lanterna]], {{convert|76|m|ft|abbr=off}} tall, and the small [[Punta Vagno Lighthouse|lighthouse of Punta Vagno]], at the eastern entrance of the port.<ref>{{cite rowlett|itanw|accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>
* [[Port of Savona]] is a port in [[Savona]]. It is the fourth cruise port by number of passengers in Italy, with 1,300,000 people in 2013. Adjacent to the historic centre of Savona, the port of Savona has been active from the [[Middle Ages]] and has always been crucial for the economy of the regional capital and its hinterland. A major terminal for ferries, there are ferry links to [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]].
* [[Port of La Spezia]] is a port in [[La Spezia]]. The port of La Spezia is one of the largest commercial ports in the [[Ligurian Sea]], and is located in the northernmost part of the Gulf of La Spezia. Its development dates from the late nineteenth century and has since grown to become one of the main ports of the Mediterranean Sea, specializing in container handling in particular.

===Airports===
[[File:Aeroporto di Genova - Cristoforo Colombo.jpg|thumb|[[Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport]]]]
* [[Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport]] — commonly Genoa-Sestri Ponente Airport after [[Sestri Ponente|the city district]] where it is located — is an  [[international airport]] built on an artificial peninsula, {{convert|4|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} west of Genoa, Italy. The airport began construction in 1954 and opened in 1962, at a cost of 12.8 billion [[Italian lira|lira]]. Building an offshore airport was not a strange or unique solution only for [[Genoa]]. Among the most conspicuous examples are other airports in [[Nice]], [[Venice]], [[Gibraltar]], or [[Hong Kong]]. The current terminal building was opened in 1986. It is the most important airport in Liguria and it serves the city and [[Port of Genoa]], as well as a considerable population in Southern [[Piedmont]] ([[Asti]] and [[Alessandria Province]]s, southern areas of [[Cuneo Province]]).
* [[Riviera Airport]], former known as Villanova d'Albenga Airport, is on the [[Italian Riviera]] between [[Savona]] and [[Imperia]], approximately {{Convert|7|km|mi}} west of the town of [[Albenga]], in the community of [[Villanova d’Albenga]]. Riviera Airport is mainly used for [[general aviation]] in the [[Northern Mediterranean]], with international travel and transport facilitated by the presence of Italian Customs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Private Jet Charter {{!}} Air Hire {{!}} Riviera Airport |url=https://www.privatefly.com.de/private-jet-hire/riviera-airport-A2679.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=PrivateFly |language=en}}</ref> The airport is also used by the Italian aeroplane manufacturer [[Piaggio Aerospace]]. Riviera Airport is well connected to all financial and tourist centres on the Italian and French Riviera by means of highway A10 and the [[Via Aurelia]] (SS1). While [[Monte-Carlo]] is less than an hour's travel by car, a helicopter company based at the airport can connect passengers from the runway directly to the Principality of [[Monaco]] in less than 20 minutes.<ref>[http://www.ivg.it/2017/07/taxi-aereo-arriva-al-panero-villanova-dalbenga-montecarlo-18-minuti/ Article 6 July 2017 in il vostro giornale] www.ivg.it</ref> The airport opened in 1922.